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Sweden registers 5,671 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths on Friday

  • The country of 10 million inhabitants registered 15 new deaths, taking the total to 14,173. The deaths registered have occurred over several days and sometimes weeks.
Published May 7, 2021 Updated May 7, 2021 05:45pm
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STOCKHOLM: Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, registered 5,671 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, health agency statistics showed.

The country of 10 million inhabitants registered 15 new deaths, taking the total to 14,173. The deaths registered have occurred over several days and sometimes weeks.